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ASIA GREENPORT

ASIA GREENPORT

Cavotec MSL has received an order for four Alternative Maritime Power (AMP) systems from Cypriot ship owner Synergy Marine Ltd.

15th May 2008

AMP for Synergy

15th May 2008

ASIA

ASIA

Ports are set to benefit from the recent move by Babcock & Brown to add considerable firepower to its India efforts by luring six professionals from ABN AMRO, including the new head…

14th May 2008

Babcock & Brown fire up India

14th May 2008

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

APM Terminals and the Port of Rotterdam Authority have signed a 5-year agreement to co-operate on research and development. The main objective of the co-operation is to “support environmentally proactive terminal planning…

11th May 2008

APM and Rotterdam enviro-agreement

11th May 2008

AMERICAS GREENPORT

AMERICAS GREENPORT

Through a unique partnership among business, government and a land conservation organisation, more than 31 acres of forested open space between the Port of Tacoma’s industrial activity and Northeast Tacoma neighbourhoods have…

9th May 2008

Environmental Partnership spotlight

9th May 2008

ASIA

ASIA

Trade within the continent will spur growth at southeast Asias terminals in the coming years, suggests Wing Kah-goh from Singapore

7th May 2008

Growing as a region

7th May 2008

ASIA

ASIA

Karimun in Riau Islands province, Indonesia, will commence construction of a container terminal this year in a bid to promote its status as a special economic zone.

7th May 2008

Another boxport slated for the Malacca Strait

7th May 2008

ASIA

ASIA

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is a regional community of ten nations in Southeast Asia (Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam) that aims to accelerate…

7th May 2008

ASEAN defined

7th May 2008

EUROPE

EUROPE

Road haulage organisations Transcont and ALTC have been issued with fines of ¢ 7.3m ($11.6m) and ¢ 7.6m ($12.1m) respectively by Spains competition authority for restrictive practices involving operations in the container…

6th May 2008

Hauliers fined in Barcelona

6th May 2008

AMERICAS GREENPORT

AMERICAS GREENPORT

Hamilton Port Authority (HPA) is the current owner of the Pier 22, the site of the former Stelco Rod Mill (now US Steel Canada). Steel products were manufactured at the site for…

6th May 2008

Hamilton continues environmental remediation

6th May 2008

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

The Port of Felixstowe, in conjunction with several of the East of England’s leading environmental organisations, held an Environment Week from 28 April to 2 May 2008. The week focused on raising…

5th May 2008

Environment week at Felixstowe

5th May 2008

EUROPE

EUROPE

The Japan Bank for International Cooperation has agreed to a loan of ¢ 238m ($364.4m) to finance the construction of two terminals at the ports of Bourgas and Varna. Construction will be…

29th April 2008

Bulgarian terminal finance

29th April 2008

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

Bahrains new Shaikh Khalifa bin Salman container port is expected to at least triple box traffic in the country within five years of commencing operations. It will replace Mina Salman as the…

28th April 2008

Bahrain to triple throughput

28th April 2008

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Asciano Australias biggest ports and rail company, the Asciano group, lost A$71m (US$66.3m) after tax for the half year to December 31. 

26th April 2008

Asciano hit by losses

26th April 2008

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Colombian port lynchpin has had more than its fair share of man-made and natural disruptions, as Rob Ward discovers

23rd April 2008

Buenaventura bubble

23rd April 2008

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Ports are welcoming the unexpected benefits of the current tug building boom, as Jack Gaston finds out

23rd April 2008

Benefits of boom

23rd April 2008

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

In common with several other towage companies Svitzer is running an EcoTugproject with the aim of ensuring that the company maintains a strong positionas an environmentally sustainable service provider and is working…

23rd April 2008

Green tugnology all the rage

23rd April 2008

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

The SS-Planner (Super Stowage Planner) considers all relevant vessel, terminal, and cargo data, and then automatically presents the optimised results.The system also has a 'learning' feature, so evolving more efficient plans over…

20th April 2008

Banking on intelligent stowage

20th April 2008

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

The man who led the team that re-floated the Pasha Bulker at Newcastle in Australia has been named the towns citizen of the year.

18th April 2008

Accolade for Newcastle boss

18th April 2008

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) Board has authorised up to $300,000 for a study of the restrictive 151 ft air draft of the Bayonne Bridge and how…

17th April 2008

Bayonne Bridge

17th April 2008

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

Deutsche Bahn AG and the Port of Rotterdam Authority intend to work together more closely.

17th April 2008

DB and Rotterdam to co-operate

17th April 2008